Hay-rack



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W. E. DEAKINS.

HAY RACK.

Patnted Aug. 21,

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HAY RACK. No. 388,025. Patented Aug. 21, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @Erica WILLIAM E. DEAKINS, OF JAMESTOWN, MISSOURI.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,025, dated August 21, 1888.

Application inea Ap'rn 24, ieee.

To a/ZZ wwm it may concern:

Be it known that I, 'WILLIAM E. DEAKTNs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jamestown, in the county of Moniteau and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain and Hay Frames; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved grain and hay frame to be used upon -farm-wagons; and the object of niyinvention is to provide a frame which may` loe removed from the wagon and folded up when not in use, to be pnt ont of the way, so that it will not take up an unnecessary amount of room in the barn or wagonhouse.

The improvement consists in certain constructions and combinations of parts, hereinafter particularly described and claimed,with reference to the accompanying drawings, Wherein 1 Figure l is a perspective of my improved frame, and Fig. 2 a plan of the same when partly folded.

The frame is' constructed of two parallel longitudinal sills,A, connected with each other by end cross-sills, B B, and an intermediate cross-sill, B', each of which is made in two parts hinged together at I) and pivoted to the longitudinal sills at b', by which means the longitudinal sills may be moved in parallel lines toward each other until the parts above referred to are completely folded one against the other. The cross-sills are connected to the longitudinal sills when the frame is opened out, and held securely in its outstretched position by diagonal braeerods C, hinged at o to the inner ends of the crossAsill sections, and hooked at c2 to eyes c3, secured to the longi tudinal sills.

The ends of the cross-sills B B B project beyond the longitudinal sills, and are pivotally connected at l to side bows, I),which are thus ermitted to move also in parallel lines together with the longitudinal sills, and fold to` Serial No. 271,700. (No model.)

gether one upon the other when the frame is removed from the wagon and put in position for storage.

Standards F are pivoted to the ends of the longitudinal sills and are placed in a slightlyinclined upright position, as shown in Fig. l, to rest against an abutmentlplate, f, on the longitudinal sill when in use, and are folded down when the frame is folded up to be pnt out of the way.

The longitudinal sills A have sockets g, into which the standards or jaws secured to the bolsters of the wagon are fitted, and serve to hold the frame securely upon the running-gear. The frame is of simple construction, is light and strong, and may be easily handled. They may be manufactured in large quantities and shipped from place to place without occupying an unnecessary amount of car-space, thus lessening the cost of freight or transportation.

I claim as myinventiou and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A folding hay and grain frame for wagons, consisting of longitudinal sills and side pieces and transverse sills pivoted thereto and made in two sections hinged together, substantially as described.

2. In a folding hay and grain frame, the conibination of the longitudinal sills, transverse sills pivoted thereto and projecting outside of the longitudinal sills, and the side bows pivoted to the cross-sills, substantially as described.

3. In a folding hay and grain frame, the combination of the longitudinal sills, the crosssills made in sections hinged together, and the diagonal brace-rods connecting the longitudinal sill with the crosssills, substantially as described.

4. In a folding hay and grain frame, the combination of the longitudinal sills, the hinged cross-sills, and the standards pivoted to the longitudinal sills to fold thereon, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM E. DEAKINS.

Witnesses:

.Liooe WEIssEE, B. F. NIOKLEs. 

